"Therefore the princesª saidª° unto¹ the king,ª We beseech thee,¹ let¹ this¹ manª be put to death:ª° for¹ thusª¹ he¹ weakenethª°¹ the handsª of the men²¹ of warª that remainª° in this¹ city,ª and the handsª of all¹ the people,ª in speakingª° such¹ wordsª unto¹ them: for¹ this¹ manª seekethª° not¹ the welfareª of this¹ people,ª but¹¹ the hurt.ª ... Then tookª° they¹ Jeremiah,ª and castª° him into¹ the dungeonª of Malchiahª the sonª of Hammelech,²¹ that¹ [was] in the courtª of the prison:ª and they let downª°¹ Jeremiahª with cords.ª And in the dungeonª [there was] no¹ water,ª but¹¹ mire:ª so Jeremiahª sunkª° in the mire.ª" {Jer 38:4-6} + "Then cameª° all¹ the princesª unto¹ Jeremiah,ª and askedª° him: and he toldª° them according to all¹ these¹ wordsª that¹ the kingª had commanded.ª° So they left off speakingª° with¹ him; for¹ the matterª was not¹ perceived.ª°" {Jer 38:27} |
